Angry Birds Rio for iPhone, iPad released!

The much anticipated sequel to Angry Birds, Angry Birds Rio is starting to hit the App Store! New Zealand will get it first but it'll keep rolling out over the course of the night and everyone should get it soon. Now, you thought the birds were angry before? After being kidnapped and caged by evil smugglers, they are even angrier! Once the furious fowl escape their captors, they are on a mission to save Blu and Jewel - two rare macaws and stars of the upcoming Fox motion picture, Rio.

Leanna LofteFormer app and photography editor at iMore, Leanna has since moved on to other endeavors. Mother, wife, mathamagician, even though she no longer writes for iMore you can still follow her on Twitter @llofte.

Ah just realized it says those are new Zealand app store links and it still isn't avail in the us app store. Will have to try again in the morning. Oh well. Didn't want to stay up all night playing it anyways so ha!